Ellis City Lake
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KDHE publishes the water-quality measurements for Ellis City Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
- Limited data
Ellis City Lake in Ellis County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 0.7 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 800 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 250 µg/L.
Ellis City Lake is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Ellis County, Kansas. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, KDHE, last sampled 2018-08-14. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Ellis City Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Ellis City Lake
These are the measurements KDHE publishes for Ellis City Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 0.7 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 800 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 250 µg/L. TSI 89.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 0.7ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 800µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 250µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 89 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Fishing Ellis City Lake
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2013–2018). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-47.26 µg/L/yr2 years
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Frequently asked questions about Ellis City Lake
Where is Ellis City Lake?
- Ellis City Lake is a lake in Ellis County, Kansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by KDHE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Ellis City Lake?
- Ellis City Lake in Ellis County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 0.7 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 800 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 250 µg/L.
Is Ellis City Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
6 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2013–2018. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Kansas Department Of Health And Environment
21KAN001_WQX6 samples · 2013–2018
Analytical methods
- Depth, Secchi disk depth
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 10200 H ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.